diff --git a/ark/util/__tests__/printable.test.ts b/ark/util/__tests__/printable.test.ts
index 95cb12d1c8..cab687d138 100644
--- a/ark/util/__tests__/printable.test.ts
+++ b/ark/util/__tests__/printable.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ contextualize(() => {
 		attest(printable(data)).snap('[1,"foo"]')
 	})
 
+	it("bigint in array", () => {
+		const data = [1n, 0n, 1n]
+		attest(printable(data)).snap("[1n,0n,1n]")
+	})
+
+	it("bigint in object", () => {
+		const data = { a: 1n, b: 2n }
+		attest(printable(data)).snap('{"a":1n,"b":2n}')
+	})
+
 	it("nested", () => {
 		const data = { a: [1, { b: "foo" }] }
 		attest(printable(data)).snap('{"a":[1,{"b":"foo"}]}')
diff --git a/ark/util/serialize.ts b/ark/util/serialize.ts
index db6f8bd79b..5c288db81d 100644
--- a/ark/util/serialize.ts
+++ b/ark/util/serialize.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export const printable = (data: unknown, opts?: PrintableOptions): string => {
 				ctorName === "Object" || ctorName === "Array" ?
 					opts?.quoteKeys === false ?
 						stringifyUnquoted(o, opts?.indent ?? 0, "")
-					:	JSON.stringify(_serialize(o, printableOpts, []), null, opts?.indent)
+					:	_printableStringify(o, printableOpts, [], opts?.indent ?? 0, "")
 				:	stringifyUnquoted(o, opts?.indent ?? 0, "")
 			)
 		case "symbol":
@@ -131,6 +131,82 @@ const printableOpts = {
 	onFunction: v => `Function(${register(v)})`
 } satisfies SerializationOptions
 
+const _printableStringify = (
+	data: unknown,
+	opts: SerializationOptions,
+	seen: unknown[],
+	indent: number,
+	currentIndent: string
+): string => {
+	if (typeof data === "function") return printableOpts.onFunction(data)
+	if (typeof data === "bigint") return `${data}n`
+	if (typeof data === "symbol") return JSON.stringify(printableOpts.onSymbol(data))
+	if (typeof data === "undefined") return JSON.stringify("undefined")
+	if (typeof data !== "object" || data === null) return JSON.stringify(data)
+
+	const o = data as object
+
+	if (seen.includes(o)) return JSON.stringify("(cycle)")
+
+	const nextSeen = [...seen, o]
+	const nextIndent = currentIndent + " ".repeat(indent)
+
+	if ("toJSON" in o && typeof (o as any).toJSON === "function")
+		return _printableStringify((o as any).toJSON(), opts, nextSeen, indent, nextIndent)
+
+	if (Array.isArray(o)) {
+		if (o.length === 0) return "[]"
+		const items = o.map(item =>
+			_printableStringify(item, opts, nextSeen, indent, nextIndent)
+		)
+		if (indent) {
+			return `[\n${nextIndent}${items.join(",\n" + nextIndent)}\n${currentIndent}]`
+		}
+		return `[${items.join(",")}]`
+	}
+
+	if (o instanceof Date) return JSON.stringify(o.toDateString())
+
+	const keyValues: string[] = []
+	for (const k in o) {
+		const serializedValue = _printableStringify(
+			(o as any)[k],
+			opts,
+			nextSeen,
+			indent,
+			nextIndent
+		)
+		const serializedKey = JSON.stringify(k)
+		if (indent) {
+			keyValues.push(`${nextIndent}${serializedKey}: ${serializedValue}`)
+		} else {
+			keyValues.push(`${serializedKey}:${serializedValue}`)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (const s of Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(o)) {
+		const serializedValue = _printableStringify(
+			(o as any)[s],
+			opts,
+			nextSeen,
+			indent,
+			nextIndent
+		)
+		const serializedKey = JSON.stringify(printableOpts.onSymbol(s))
+		if (indent) {
+			keyValues.push(`${nextIndent}${serializedKey}: ${serializedValue}`)
+		} else {
+			keyValues.push(`${serializedKey}:${serializedValue}`)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (keyValues.length === 0) return "{}"
+	if (indent) {
+		return `{\n${keyValues.join(",\n")}\n${currentIndent}}`
+	}
+	return `{${keyValues.join(",")}}`
+}
+
 const _serialize = (
 	data: unknown,
 	opts: SerializationOptions,